Contents

1Title and commencement

(1)These regulations
may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulations 1998, and are part of
the Gas Regulations 19931 (“the principal regulations”).

(2)These regulations
come into force on 1 June 1998.

2Records and location of distribution systems

The principal
regulations are amended by revoking regulation 6, and substituting
the following regulation:

“6

“(1)The operator
of a distribution system must keep records and plans of the distribution
system that—

“(a)Comply with either subclause (2) or subclause (3); and

“(b)Include—

“(i)The location of cathodic protection systems;
and

“(ii)Leakage surveys carried out; and

“(iii)Tests and calibration carried out on
safety equipment; and

“(iv)The location of abandoned and inactive
services.

“(2)Records and
plans of a distribution system comply with this subclause if they
enable the operator of the distribution system to identify and locate
readily—

“(a)Any fittings of the distribution system;
and

“(b)Any work carried out on the distribution
system.

“(3)Records and
plans of a distribution system comply with this subclause if they
comply with NZS 5258:1995, Gas Distribution.”

3Safety of distribution systems

The principal
regulations are amended by revoking regulation 7, and substituting
the following regulation:

“7

Every owner
and every operator of a distribution system must ensure that the distribution
system is designed, constructed, maintained, and operated in such
a manner that,—

“(a)As far as practicable, continuity of
supply, immunity from danger, and satisfactory operation is achieved;
or

“(b)Complies with NZS 5258:1995, Gas Distribution.”

4Safety of gas installations

The principal
regulations are amended by revoking regulation 12, and substituting
the following regulation:

“12

“(1)Gas installations,
other than gas appliances and fittings to which regulation 18 applies, must be installed
in accordance with Part 1 of NZS 5261:1996, The Installation of Gas
Burning Appliances and Equipment.

“(2)Any person
installing a gas installation must ensure that at any point in the
installation where gas is used, the gas pressure is sufficient so
that there is no flame light back, flame extinction, or incomplete
combustion.

“(3)For the purposes
of subclause (1), NZS 5261:1996,
The Installation of Gas Burning Appliances and Equipment, applies
as if paragraphs 101.2.2, 101.2.3, and 102.1 were omitted.”

Contents

1General

2About
this eprint

3List
of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)

Notes

1General

This is an eprint of the Gas Amendment Regulations 1998.
The eprint incorporates all the amendments to the regulations as at
4 May 2010. The list of amendments at the end of these notes
specifies all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September
2007.

Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain
transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled
in the eprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in
chronological order.